Peace Notes (February 2013)

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INSIDE

THIS ISSUE:

From the Pastor Page 2

Happenings Page 3

Thank You Page 4

February Sermons

& Readings Page 4

Camp Sunday Page 5

Worship & Music Page 5

Learning Ministry Page 6

Youth Ministry Page 6

C.R.O.S.S. Corner Page 7

Seniors Page 7

Monday Nights at Word of Peace

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As you know, February is Valen-ne’s Day. It is interes-ng that we really don’t

know much about St Valen-ne, the person for which the day is named. Leg-

end has it that he was a Chris-an, who by refusing to deny his faith, was mar-

tyred by the Roman Emperor Claudius in 280 A.D. Before they cut off his head,

he restored sight and healing to the jailor’s daughter. How you end up with

candy hearts and a roman-c holiday out of that is a mystery. About the only

thing that makes sense is that he loved even those who would take his life.

Even though the day has a rather shaky founda-on for its beginning, I think it

is a great day to celebrate the gi: of love that is so precious. The following

quote is right on: “The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing

called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover

that for you the world is transformed.” — J. Krishnamur-

We who are followers of Jesus have so many reminders of how precious the

love of God is and how important it is to love one another. When you have a

moment, grab your Bible and reread 1 Corinthians 13. It is so o:en read at

weddings and appropriately so. These marvelous words wriAen by Saint Paul

are some of the most magnificent words ever wriAen. Read them on Valen-

-ne’s Day. They will put a wonderful perspec-ve on the day that is dedicated

to love.

Let me offer another thought that comes from Mother Theresa that may also

be helpful for you on Valen-ne’s Day. She said, “Spread love everywhere you

go; first of all in your own house. Give love to your children, to your wife or

husband, to a next door neighbor….Let no one ever come to you without leav-

ing beAer and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness; kindness in

your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness in your

warm gree-ng.”

Valen-ne’s Day is an oasis in the long desert of holidays between Christmas

and Easter. Take -me to focus again on the love of Jesus and the love you

have for those who are precious to you. The gi: of the holiday is to help us

not take those things for granted.

In Christ’s love,

Pastor Ron Prasek

Senior Pastor

21705 129th Ave. N.

P.O. Box 306

Rogers, MN 55374

Church Office

763-496-2400 (press 3 to leave an emergency

message for the pastor)

On the Web

www.wordofpeace.org

www.facebook.com/

wordofpeace

Office Hours

Mon-Thurs 8am-4:30pm

Fri 8am-12:30pm

Our Vision Statement Our vision is to be a community where

everyone knows Christ’s Love and

shares Christ’s Love with all people.

Our Mission Statement Christ works through us as we:

• Welcome all people to grow in

faith, love and devo-on,

• Share Christ through word

and deed,

• Care for others and the world

God made, and

• Work for jus-ce and peace.

NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS Contact Jennie Priebe in the

church office at 496-2401 or

[email protected].

March newsle�er deadline:

February 15 at Noon

Dear Friends,

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Super Bowl Subs

Sunday, February 3, 9am-Noon

Wouldn’t it be great if you didn’t have to worry

about lunch on Super Bowl Sunday?

Swing by the Gathering Area between services on Sunday, February

3rd and purchase your Super Bowl Sub Sandwiches for the whole

family! $6.00 includes sandwich, chips and a cookie. All proceeds go

to Word of Peace youth. Thank you for suppor-ng our youth fund-

raising efforts!

Parents Night Out—Saturday, February 9, 6-10pm

Parents, would you like to celebrate Valen-ne’s Day without

worrying about what do with the kids? Sign them up for Parents

Night Out on the Youth bulle-n board. Games, cra:s, snacks and

a movie! Cost: $3/hour for poAy trained children; $5/hour for in-

fants or children not poAy trained. $35 family maximum.

Ash Wednesday, February 13

Join us as we mark the beginning of Lent with worship services at

5:30 and 7:00pm.

Wednesday Lenten Worship begins on February 20 and runs

through March 20. Services are at 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Wednes-

day Lenten Suppers will be served from 5-7pm.

Enroll Now for Kids of Peace

Preschool 2013-14 Kids of Peace Pre-

school is open to children ages 33

months—5 years. For more informa-on,

go to www.wordofpeace.org/

kidsofpeace or stop by the Educa-on

office.

Confirma7on Collec7on for C.R.O.S.S.—In November and Decem-

ber 2012, our Confirma-on youth donated 106 hats, 102 miAens

and 91 pairs of socks to C.R.O.S.S. Thank you all so much for your

generosity!

Leadership Summit on February 21

Word of Peace Leaders (Ministry Teams, Strategic Planning Team,

and Execu-ve Team) come together on Thursday, February 21 from

6:30pm-8:30pm for an evening of visioning, team building, faith

building, and fellowship. The agenda includes visioning for the new

leadership structure and for ministry in the year ahead and beyond,

an orienta-on on working as a team, and a Communion blessing and

prayer for church leaders.

Happenings

Men’s Retreat—March 16

at Word of Peace

The annual Men’s Retreat is open

to Word of Peace members, visi-

tors, friends and rela-ves. The fun

and fellowship event will be from

8am-4pm and will feature guest

speakers, engaging discussion top-

ics, great BBQ and more. Stay

tuned for more informa-on. Look

for tables in the Gathering Area

between church services begin-

ning late February or ask for more

informa-on in an email to

[email protected].

Women’s Retreat—March 23

at Word of Peace

Ladies, you’ll want to make an

effort to aAend this wonderful

day of faith, friendship and fun!

More informa-on and registra-on

will be available soon.

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Annual “Stomp Out Hunger”

5k Run/Walk—Saturday, April 27

All ages and abili-es are welcome!

The course starts and ends at

Word of Peace. Early registra-on

is $20 and all proceeds go to

C.R.O.S.S. food shelf.

Registra-on begins February 1

(details to come). Save the date

and spread the word!

Mark Your Calendars

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FebruaryFebruaryFebruaryFebruary Sermons & ReadingsSermons & ReadingsSermons & ReadingsSermons & Readings

February 3 & 4 Pastor Ron Prasek: “U Before I”

The Chris-ans in Corinth were proud of their spiritual gi:s.

Paul reminds them that God gives many gi:s, but the pur-

pose of them is love.

Scripture Readings: Jeremiah 11:4-10; Psalm 71: 1-6;

1 Corinthians 13:1-3; Luke 4:21-30

February 10 & 11 Pastor Rick Skare: “The Experience of God in Prayer”

The Transfigura-on of Jesus occurs in the context of prayer.

This event challenges us to seek something higher and more

powerful in our prayer life.

Scripture Readings: Luke 9:28-36

February 17 & 18 Pastor Krista Strum: There’s an App for That!

There’s an app for almost anything. What apps would Jesus

create to help us resist tempta-on that we could APPly to

our lives today?

Scripture Reading: Luke 4:1-13

February 20—Lent Pastor Ron Prasek: “Take Care of Your House”

A:er Hurricane Sandy, hundreds of damaged houses are

being demolished. In the last several years, thousands of

homes have been lost to foreclosure. Jesus also laments the

imminent destruc-on of a “house.” Unless we tend to our

rela-onship with God, our spiritual “houses” can become

disasters as well.

Scripture Reading: Luke 13:31-35

Ash Wednesday and Lent begins February 13

See p. 5 for more informa7on

THANK YOUTHANK YOUTHANK YOUTHANK YOU

Thank You to Elain Edge for her many hours of work

in organizing the Fair Trade Fair this year. Elain

worked -relessly to make sure there were great prod-

ucts available and she worked many hours at the fair

so our congrega-on could shop. We sold almost

$4,000 worth of handmade products, and all the pro-

ceeds go directly back to the ar-sans who made

them...into the hands of people around the world

who are trying to build a beAer life.

The following is a leAer from a family who was helped

through our Adopt-A-Family program:

Word of Peace,

Words cannot express the many thanks and grateful-

ness we have for all that you have done for our family.

This has been a tough year for our family and because

of your love and support we have been blessed with

so many things. We were able to keep our electricity

on because of your help and able to put gas in our

vehicles so that we could find/get to work. But words

really can’t express how we felt that day when we

picked up our 2 boxes of gi=s for our children and our-

selves.

Because of everyone’s love and generosity our chil-

dren will have gi=s to open on Christmas morning. To

us though as parents our greatest gi= is knowing that

we are surrounded by so many people that love and

care for our family. We have never felt more blessed

than we do now! We are forever grateful for every-

one’s love, support and prayers for us and our family.

We are truly honored and blessed to be a part of such

a wonderful congrega>on/family!

Thank You for Your Thrivent Choice Dollars

Thank you for naming Word of Peace as the recipient

for your Choice Dollars. You have given over $17,000

in the last two years! These gi:s have been used for

things like Keeping the Promise events, Kids of Peace

scholarships, youth scholarships for the Na-onal

Youth Gathering, a speaker in the sanctuary, worship

enhancements, funeral service items and a youth

room sound system.

Thrivent members with products designate Choice

Dollars monthly, quarterly or annually. Members di-

rect their Choice Dollars to the Lutheran organiza-on

and congrega-ons of their choice. The funds are de-

posited into the recipient’s bank account, in this case,

Word of Peace.

Thank you so much for your generosity! Your offer-

ings are being used to further the ministry at your

church, Word of Peace.

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CAMP SUNDAY Sunday, January 27th

What do Camp Wapo, Ox Lake, Luther Dell, Luther Crest

and Wilderness Canoe Base all have in common? These

camps provide awesome opportuni-es for youth to have

fun, grow in their faith and meet new friends in a safe

and posi-ve environment. Pick up a summer program

informa-on sheet from the kiosk outside the Youth office

to learn more! Deadline for camp sign up is March 4th.

Summer Camp Dates:

Youth Camp at WAPO

(Completed grades 4-6)

June 9-14

Journey of the Cross at Ox Lake


June 9-14

SEEDs Camp at WAPO


June 14-16

Fishing Camp at WAPO


June 16-21

Horse Camp at Ox Lake


June 16-21

Family Camp at Luther Crest

(All families welcome)

June 28-30

Middle School Mystery Trip


July 25-27

Night Owl Camp at Luther Crest


July 28-August 2

High School Mission Trip


July

Youth Camp at Luther Dell


August 4-9

Roots Camp at Luther Dell


August 4-9

Wilderness Canoe Base


TBD

(Jun or August)

Ash Wednesday and Lent is is a -me of reflec-on and

evalua-on of our place in our spiritual journey. Some

people give up something that is dear to them as a

sign of their thankfulness of the sacrifice Jesus made

for us. Others add a spiritual discipline to their regular

rou-ne for the same reason. We gather on Wednes-

day evenings to fellowship and worship together.

On Wednesdays during Lent this year, we will be look-

ing at the characters that took a part in the Passion of

Christ as they have a conversa-on with God: one char-

acter per evening. There will also be a puppet show

each evening featuring the same person. Again we

will sing Marty Haugen’s beau-ful Holden Evening

Prayer. Why not make Wednesday evenings a part of

your Lenten journey?

God be with you this day and every day.

Michael Sahlen

Director of Worship & Music

Worship & Music

Each year Word of Peace hosts a Rela7onal Music Ministry Team from Youth Encounter. The seven members of this

year's New Vision team come from a close as Minnesota and as far away as Denmark. They traveled around the Unit-

ed States this past fall and are currently sharing the Gospel in Australia. If you would like to follow

their adventures please check out their blog—Scan the QR Code with your smart phone or go to: hAp://www.youthencounter.org/Default.aspx?tabid=972&ar-cleType=CategoryView&categoryId=42&team=NS

Please keep the team in your prayers. We look forward to their return to Word of Peace this spring.

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YOUTH MINISTRY

6th-12th Grade Welch Village All-Night Ski

Friday, February 1

We meet at Word of Peace at 8:30pm on Friday and

return Saturday morning at 6am. Cost is $55 for a li:

-cket + ski rental, or $40 for just a li: -cket. All who

are aAending must provide a signed and completed

Welch Village registra-on form and a Word of Peace

health form, available outside the Youth Office.

MSM.AM

Sunday, February 12 and 24, 9:30-10:30am

Twice a month, 6th-8th graders are invited to

MSM.AM (Middle School Ministry AM) in the Youth

Room for food, devo-ons and games. Join us!

T.E.C. Weekend

April 5-7 at Word of Peace

Teens Encounter Christ (TEC) is a three day, peer-led

retreat aimed at bringing youth together to explore

their faith, experience God’s love and develop a deep-

er rela-onship with Jesus Christ. Find out more infor-

ma-on at www.wordofpeace.org/high-school or con-

tact Dain Swanson at 763-496-2409. Registra-on

deadline is March 27.

Learning Ministry Sundays at 9:30 in Room #120

February 10—Meet Dr. Gaiser Frederick J. Gaiser is Professor of Old Testa-

ment at Luther Seminary. He is one of the

professors featured during the Good God

Ques-ons study. He will be here to answer

your ques-ons about how this educa-on

series came about and the process behind it.

February 17—Meet Pastor Peter Hanson Pastor Peter Hanson will discuss serving our Global Family.

For more than ten years, Pastor Hanson served as Theolog-

ical Advisor for Leadership Development with the Lutheran

Church of Senegal. That is a fancy way of saying that he

worked in con-nuing educa-on with pastors, evangelists,

and catechists of this young growing church. He also over-

saw a training program for new pastors.

February 24 and March 3—Meet Pastor Malotky Pastor Cathy Malotky will explore what it means to love

ourselves, God and our world by sharing what we have

with others. Pastor Malotky is an ordained pastor, author

and speaker and she leads retreats for local and na-onal

expressions of the church.

Church School and Confirma7on Dates

February 10—Celebrate Communion Class for 5th Graders

February 13—Ash Wednesday/No Confirma-on

February 17/18—No Church School (President’s Day Weekend)

CARING FOR YOUR SOUL:

An Online Retreat Experience for Moms

How do you care for your soul

as a parent when you have so

many demands on your -me?

How do you grow spiritually in

the midst of the many balls that

you juggle?

This four-week online retreat will help you to slow down

and reflect on what really maAer in your life—and your

faith!

Please visit hAp://-nyurl.com/CaringForYourSoul for a

full descrip-on and retreat format.

WHEN: Sunday, February 17—Thursday, March 14

REGISTRATION: Go to [email protected]

This retreat is presented and facilitated by Jolene

Roehlkepartain, writer and speaker on family, paren-ng,

children, teenagers and spirituality.

Confirma7on Times Change During Lent

Parents mark your calendars! Class >mes change during

the season of Lent.

February 20, 27 and March 6, March 20, March 27:

• Early Group 5:30-6:45

• Late Group 7:00-8:15

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“Like” Us on Facebook! Come be a part of our online

community of over 500 Word

of Peace friends! Stay up-to-

date on what’s happening at church,

view pictures and videos from various

events, post comments or create discus-

sions about sermons or studies, etc. Go

to www.facebook.com/wordofpeace.

Seniors

Please contact Judy Hanson at 763-428-7657 for resource, community

or general informa-on for seniors.

To subscribe to the Senior NewsleAer, call 763-241-3520. Or, you can

read the newsleAer online at ww.seniors.cityofrogers.org.

• Thursday Senior Shop Rogers

Bus—Thursdays at 10am, $1.00

per rider. Contact Judy at 763-428-

7657.

• Jammers Potluck & Music—

Sunday, February 2 from 1-5pm

(eat at 4pm) at the Rogers Com-

munity Room. Contact Dave at

763-428-4217.

• Rogers Senior Dining—Monday

through Thursday every week at

12:00noon at the Rogers Commu-

nity Center. Call at least two days

in advance by 2pm for reserva-

-ons, 763-428-0976. Cost: 55+

$4.00/Under 55 $7.00

• Cards & Games—Every Monday,

Wednesday and Thursday a:er

Senior Dining (open to all) - 12:30-

2:00pm at the Rogers Community

Room. No cards & games on Feb-

ruary 11. Call Margaret, 763-428-

8650.

• Happy Hour at Dehn’s Country

Manor—Tuesday, February 26

from 3-5pm. Hamburger & fries,

$3.95; House wine & beer, $2.00.

Call Margaret, 763-428-8650.

• Valen7ne Social: Thursday, Febru-

ary 14 at the Rogers Community

Room from 1-3pm. Come and join

with Senior friends for Sweet Val-

en-ne Treats, fun, and board

games.

• The Word of Peace Kids-Care Bus

takes seniors shopping at

Ridgedale every other month. The

next trip will be February 12th.

Cost is $1.00 for the round trip.

The bus will pick us up at Word of

Peace at 9:30am and return us by

1:30pm. Call Judy to sign up at

763-428-7657.

C.R.O.S.S. Corner

• In 2012, the Word of Peace congrega-on donated 6,354

pounds of food to C.R.O.S.S. Thank you so much for your

generosity!

• Another $5000 check was presented to C.R.O.S.S. from our

congrega-on’s generous offerings toward the building

fund!

GENERAL NEEDS:

Juicy Juice baking products (flour, white and brown sugar, etc.),

popcorn, cereal (especially heart healthy and sugarless varie-

-es), canned meats, peanut buAer, jelly, paper products, in-

stant oatmeal, snack bars.

MONROE CROSSING BENEFIT CONCERT

Friday, February 8 at 7:00pm at Word of Peace

$15 per -cket (children under 12 are free; -ckets available in the church office)

EMPTY BOWLS

Thursday, March 14, 2013 from 11am-7pm at the Maple Grove

Community Center. More informa-on at www.crossfoodshelf.org.

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